PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randal Cooter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zinadane Renoir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Cooter
vs
Renoir

183 cm
20
216 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

188 cm
18
216 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Randal Cooter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zinadane Renoir!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Renoir takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cooter scores with a nice strike.
Renoir scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Renoir motions for Cooter to come forward. Renoir throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cooter moves out of range as Renoir throws a body kick.
Renoir misses with a body kick.
Zinadane Renoir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cooter lands a high kick!
Cooter does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Renoir throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Renoir swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Crunch! Renoir slams his shin into Cooter's torso.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Renoir throws a leg kick

and Cooter counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cooter.
Come on Cooter - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Renoir tries to break the clinch but Cooter is controlling the position.
A frustrated look appears on Renoir's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cooter.
Renoir avoids the elbow strike from Cooter, against the cage.
Cooter lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Renoir.
Renoir looks winded!
Cooter lands an elbow inside that Renoir shrugs off.
Cooter using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cooter lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Zinadane Renoir has been cut.
Knees to the body from Cooter.
Renoir avoids a wild elbow strike from Cooter.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Cooter dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Cooter lands a knee to the head.
Cooter throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Renoirs head.
Renoir takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cooter avoiding damage.
A body shot lands from Cooter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Renoir's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cooter lands an elbow inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cooter.
Renoir trying to stall but Cooter improves his position.
Cooter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Renoir.
Cooter lands a damaging elbow.
Cooter just leaning against Renoir, taking a breather.
Cooter pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cooter working Renoir over with knees to the body.
Cooter lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Renoir trying to stall but Cooter improves his position.
A hook to the body from Cooter.
Cooter lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Renoir takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cooter lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cooter scores with a shot to the side of Renoir's head.
Cooter utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Cooter lands an elbow that stopped Renoir in his tracks for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Renoir wants to break free but Cooter has control.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cooter.
Cooter lands a damaging elbow.
Cooter pushes off an throws an elbow but Renoir leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Cooter stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Cooter landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Renoir avoiding damage as Cooter throws knees to the body.
Renoir on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Renoir taking a breather.
Cooter is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Renoir is defending well for now.
Renoir looking to slow down the pace here.
Renoir avoids the elbow strike from Cooter, against the cage.
Cooter holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Renoir can't break the clinch.
Cooter is working Renoir over against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Renoir is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cooter creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Renoir is trying to stall.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Renoir blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Renoir is trying to break the clinch but Cooter has him pressed against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Cooter.
Cooter lands a knee to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Cooter.
Cooter throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Renoir is trying to force a seperation but Cooter has the dominant position.
Good body shot from Cooter.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cooter misses with an elbow strike.
Cooter lands a damaging elbow.
Cooter lands a nice knee to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Cooter.
Renoir is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randal Cooter dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zinadane Renoir's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Cooter throws a half hearted mid kick.
Renoir pushes Cooter away with a front kick.
Cooter turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That kick from Renoir tenderised Cooter's leg. Cooter is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cooter loads up on a big right hand but Renoir slips the punch.
Renoir chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cooter can pounce on him.
Renoir thows a leg kick but Cooter checks it

and Cooter counters by clinching up.
Cooter lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Cooter.
Cooter lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cooter tries to land knees in the clinch but Renoir avoids the damage to the body.
Randal Cooter has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Renoir is breathing heavily.
Cooter lands an elbow just above Renoir 's eye.
Cooter unloads a knee to the mid-section. Renoir lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cooter working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooter lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cooter lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cooter.
Cooter lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The referee calls for Cooter to work.
A short right from Cooter on the inside.
Cooter lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cooter comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cooter lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Renoir backwards.
Cooter slows down the pace here.
Renoir's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cooter scores with a shot to the side of Renoir's head.
Cooter lands an elbow that stopped Renoir in his tracks for a moment.
A left hand lands to the body for Cooter.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cooter lands a nice elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Cooter.
Cooter seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
A shot in the inside from Cooter.
Renoir looking to stall.
Cooter just leaning against Renoir, taking a breather.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cooter.
Cooter scores with a shoulder strike.
Cooter lands a damaging elbow.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cooter.
Renoir avoiding damage as Cooter throws knees to the body.
Cooter using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Renoir takes an elbow to the temple.
A short right from Cooter.
Cooter pushes off an throws an elbow but Renoir leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Renoir is trying to break the clinch but Cooter is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooter lands an elbow that stopped Renoir in his tracks for a moment.
Nice body punch from Cooter - that landed with a thud.
Cooter scores a nice knee to the body.
Cooter lands with a light punch inside.
Cooter lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Renoir tries to break the clinch but Cooter is controlling the position.
Cooter lands a good knee to the midsection. Renoir won't want to take too many of those.
Cooter missing with knees to the body.
Cooter creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cooter throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cooter dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Renoir is trying to maintain a safe position but Cooter gets an underhook and turns Renoir into the cage.
Cooter works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Renoir blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The referee is keeping an eye on Cooter - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Renoir is trying to maintain a safe position but Cooter gets an underhook and turns Renoir into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooter throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A nice left hand lands by Cooter.
Cooter misses with a knee to the head.
Renoir misses with a knee to the head.
Renoir is looking to control Cooter's arms but Cooter gets an underhook and turns him. Now Renoir has his back to the cage.
Still in the clinch, Cooter scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cooter is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cooter landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Renoir blocks an elbow strike from Cooter.
Cooter throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Knees to the body from Cooter.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cooter controlling the action here for a moment.
Cooter unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cooter obliges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randal Cooter dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Zinadane Renoir's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cooter.
Cooter on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A head kick misses from Renoir.
Renoir looks for the body kick but Cooter saw that one coming.
Renoir throws a head kick that misses.
Cooter throws a push kick but Renoir slaps the foot to one side.
Cooter thows a left - swing and a miss!
Donk. Cooter catches Renoir right on the button with a cross.
Renoir throws a leg kick that is checked

and Cooter counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Cooter displaying some good clinch control by pressing Renoir up against the cage.
Cooter lands a knee to the body.
Cooter missing with knees to the body.
Renoir takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooter throws an elbow that misses.
Renoir has had enough of the clinch but Cooter keeps him there for the moment.
Cooter lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Renoir takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cooter lands an elbow that stopped Renoir in his tracks for a moment.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cooter.
Cooter lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Renoir breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Renoir throws a leg kick that is checked

and Cooter counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Renoir takes a shot to the head.
Nice elbow from Cooter.
Cooter tries to land knees in the clinch but Renoir avoids the damage to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Cooter keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Renoir's efforts to push away.
Cooter has Renoir pressed against the cage, preventing Renoir from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Renoir is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Cooter comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short left from Cooter.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Renoir takes a shot to the head.
Renoir taking a breather.
Cooter using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Renoir has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cooter lands a right hand.
Cooter lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cooter lands an elbow inside that Renoir shrugs off.
Nice body punch from Cooter.
Renoir takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cooter lands a nice elbow.

Cooter has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head and Renoir goes down! Cooter dives on top of him - Renoir manages to get guard.

Renoir is rocked!
Renoir wants to hit a switch here but Cooter passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Renoir there!
Renoir is still in real trouble! Can Cooter finish him?
Cooter fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooter looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Cooter lands a big elbow - Renoir is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Renoir is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Randal Cooter!
Randal Cooter decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.